Anhinga

See also: anhinga

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (archaic): Plotus

Etymology

From Old Tupi anhinga. Coined by French zoologist and natural philosopher Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760.

Proper noun

Anhinga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – snakebirds or darters.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Pelecaniformes – order; Anhingidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Anhinga anhinga (anhinga) - type species; Anhinga rufa (African darter), Anhinga melanogaster (Oriental darter), Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - other accepted extant species

References

• Anhinga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anhinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anhinga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN